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Writing Analysis Strategy: Part III: Analysis of a Multigenre Piece
Read each piece of the project carefully and check all that apply. Write specific examples in the space below for each of the genres in the project.
Genre tradingcards___ Examples
What effective choices did the writer make regarding use
of information, appearance, and point of view?
1. The reader learns about the topic from the piece. □ Yes
2. What visual techniques did the writer use to enhance
authenticity and mood?
Appearance
Font □ Yes
Arrangement on page □ Yes
Graphics □ Yes
Other □
3. What point of view did the writer select?
The subject’s □ An inanimate object’s □Yes Other □
Organization
How did the writer choose to organize the piece to
accomplish the purpose?
1. Organizational pattern
Chronological □ Order of importance □ Categorical □Yes Inverted pyramid □ Problem solution □ Spatial □ Other □
©2006 by Melinda Putz from A Teacher’s Guide to the Multigenre Research Project. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.


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2. Lead
Makes reader want to read on □ Yes
Introduces subject □ Yes
3. Transitions
Uses words or phrases to link ideas □
Ideas lead naturally one to the next □
Lack of transitions is appropriate for piece □ Yes
4. Ending
Smooth and natural □
Piece feels like a unified whole □ Yes
Writer effectively leaves the reader in
suspense or wonder □
Language and Style
Which word choices are particularly effective?
Specific action verbs □ Yes
Specific nouns □ Yes
Unique language use □ Yes
Sentence variety □
What language techniques did the writer use to
enhance authenticity and mood?
Spelling □ Yes
Sentence style □
Dialect □ Yes
Register □
Other □ Yes
©2006 by Melinda Putz from A Teacher’s Guide to the Multigenre Research Project. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.